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Demystifying web3 gaming with Shima Capital – trends, challenges, opportunities | Fundamentals ep.80
In this episode, we’re joined by Alex Wettermann, the Head of Gaming at Shima Capital – an early stage VC firm investing in disruptive web3 companies. Alex gives us an overview of the current state of the web3 gaming market, and walk us through the key trends, challenges and potential opportunities within the space.

MarketVector Indexes™ launches innovative Token Terminal Fundamental Index suite
While the cryptocurrency market rapidly evolves and investors seek innovative approaches to the sector, MarketVector Indexes™ (“MarketVector”), a pioneer provider in digital assets indexing, today announced the launch of the MarketVector™ Token Terminal Fundamental Index Suite, a groundbreaking approach to creating multi-token baskets.

ether.fi launches eETH: non-custodial staking and native restaking
This article provides an introduction to ether.fi's liquid staking token: eETH. Founder & CEO Mike Silagadze walks us through what makes eETH unique, how native restaking works, and how users can earn loyalty points from both ether.fi and EigenLayer.

Forta: Web3 security challenges and how Forta solves them
This article sheds light on the critical security challenges facing Web3, and provides an overview of how Forta is addressing these issues, as presented by Head of Ecosystem Andrew Beal.

Re7 Capital: investing in DeFi, yield, liquid venture, risk management, data, valuation | Fundamentals ep.79
In this episode, we’re joined by Evgeny Gokhberg – the founder of Re7 Capital – a fund that specializes in DeFi R&D and liquid crypto investment strategies. We delve into the vast arena of DeFi, exploring everything from generating yield to managing risks.

The fundamentals of Avalanche
In this week's research piece, we focus on the current state of Avalanche's product, business model, financials, usage, competition, and more! Avalanche is a smart contract platform for decentralized applications (a blockchain). Avalanche was founded by Emin Gün Sirer and launched in 2019.

Angle's stEUR: Earn the Euro risk-free rate onchain
Pablo Veyrat, the Co-Founder of Angle, walks us through how stEUR is critical in the vision Angle is trying to push for, by laying down the permissionless and fully transparent foundations for a Euro risk-free rate onchain.

Helix Markets – How building on the Internet Computer enables a better end-user UX
Helix Markets is a decentralized exchange built on the Internet Computer.

RockawayX – Value accrual, modular vs. monolithic blockchains, industry trends & pain points | ep.78
In this episode, we’re joined by Viktor Fischer, the Founder and CEO of RockawayX – a venture capital firm backing leading web3 funds and founders. We dive into the details around the current state of the crypto market, RockawayX's unique position as builders, and users, in addition to being investors.